Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-29

said that the bill would never pass into
law. Irish cheers If he believed that
the people of England were capable OF
sanctioning the measure ne would give
up forever hope OF seeing the irish and
English shake hands. The Irish people
would be slaves indeed IL they submitted
to it. Either he would leave the country
where no lrishman could live unless he
lived like slave, or If the people
were willing he would be proud and
happy to lead them in battle. Cheers.
The measure could only result in causing
increased disorganization ana driving the
people back tn the horrors OF former
years. Cheers. Earl Spencer, believing
his life to be in danger, had the courage
to face the people OF ireland ike man,
but small credit was due TO the present
government, who did not know the
dangers they were facing. [Cries Of "oh !!
ohv' and cheers.
MISERABLE EXCUSES.
More miserable excuses on which to
found coercion had never boen heard.
Mr.. Balfour had succeeded in proving
nothing but his own ignorance OF the
country which he sought to govern. The
sooner he quilted office the better for Ire
land and Tor himself. The government
were practically treating Irishmen like
slaves. They sought to root them out
like vermin. The government offered
them tho prospect of q favorable land pur-
chase bill. Ii this coercion bill passed
neither land purchase bill nor any other
Irish measure would live to be accepted
at the hands OF the English Parliament.
A ALIBERAL-UNIoNIsT CONFERENCE.
A conference of Liberal u nionists Will
be held at Devonshire House Thursday to
consider the coercion bill.
An exchange or views in the lobbies on
the bill disclosed the fact that several oil
the Unlonists disapprove the measure,
but the mass of the party consider It's
provisions not too stringent. Lord Hart
ington and Mr.. Chamberlain will give
thorough support TO the whole proposals.
The threatened detection of the Unionists
Will probably not exceed ten votes. leav-
ing the government still with "a potent
majority.
The Parnellites held an Informal meet
ing and United in denouncing what they
termed the atrociOus character of the
coercion bill.
HIDDEN POWERS.
The measure, they said, concealed un-
der its provision powers for the extinction
OF the liberties Of the press, public meet
ings, tree speech, and all individual
rights. The Parnellites disregard the
threats Of Mr.. Smith to continue the de-
bate until the second reading OF the bill.
They say that il prOtractlon OF the sitting
results IN a test or physical endurance
they will be ready for the struggle. 1t Is
the opinion OF many persons that Mr..
BalfOur's speech. which was of great
length, was weak, dItfuse, confused and
pointless, and that on the first chance be
has had to show If he was capable Of
rising he has made notable failure. Mr..
Parnell has postponed the introduction of
his amendment until he consults with his
colleagues.
HARTINGTON'S MANIFESTO.
Lord Harrington is about to issue q
manifesto through the new Unionlst pa
per. In it he says: I'VE are confronted
at the present moment with more acute
form OF the problem OF Ireland than has
ever been presented in past times. The
difficulties of the problem have been inten-
sitied by the action of the Liberals who,
suddenly discarding every remedy hith-
erto approved by the Liberals, have
made a change OF front un-
paralleled in completeness and
rapidity and adopted the policy OF the
avoTed enemies OF the integrity Of the
British empire. Their action has stmu-
lated the courage and hopes OF the sepa-
ratists. 1t is the duty OF the Liberal
Unionists now to endeavOr to bring back
the Liberals to their faith in constitu-
| tIonal reform, resolutely exposing the
delusiOn that the abandonment of their
principles or the sacrifice of any class OF
their countrymen can be an act of cour-
| age or justice"
COERCION NOT BELIEVED IN.
Referring to the coercion bill he says:
Not a single Unionist believes In coer-
cion as a policy, but all believe in the
| necessity OF every civilized country as
| serting the supremacy OF the law. The
| object of the separatists Is TO prove that
the government OF Ireland as part of the
| United Kingdom is an impossibility, with
| or without reierm. The objects OF the
| Unionists must be to prove the Union in
dissoIuble, while doing justice to Ire
| land" The whole tone of the manifesto
| indicates that there Will be no compro-
mise. Messrs. Caine and Chamberlain
| indorse the manifesto.
MIR. Parneil considers the Irish criminal
lVw amendment bill one OF the strongest
| coercIye measures ever proposed III Par
| lament. The bill, he says, even creates
new offenses. He thinks that MIR. Bal
! tours references to the press mean that
the government will suppress prominent
| Nationalist newspapers as soon as the
| dill has been passed.
Lord Lansd 1wns has offered to stop the
eviction OF tenants VINO will pay any por'
ton OF their rent without costs and will
| allow those who accept these terms ample
| time 10 pay the balance.
BAD FOR BALFoUR.
LONDON, March 80, 3 A. M.-The SaIly
! News says: "lf Mr.. Ballour intended Ia
! destroy mis- own case he could not have
spoken with more triumphant success
| the Parnellites would have done better
| not 10 interrupt him, for the longer he
continued the more utterly helpless his
contention appeared"
| The paper further says the bill was one
| OF the worst ever introduced In Parlla-
ment. IL has one advantage, In that IL
destroys once for all the hollow pretense
that the pseudo UniOnlsts desire 10 treat
| England and Ireland on equal terms.
Mr.. Cham berlain has written letter
| in which he closely follows the argument
of Lord Hartington's manifesto. He con-
| cludes as follows: "The indiscreet zeal
! OF these recent converts has shelved the
entire Liberal programme in order TO
clear way for the prop a@atton OF new
dogma formerly accounted poisonous
heresy, but now suddenly elevated 10 the
position Of the cardinal article OF the
| Liberal creed"
FATHER RYAN AT DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, March 2S.-Yesterday officers
were sent TO arrest Father Ryan, OF the
] Herbertstown branch OF the National
League, for declining to give evidence re-
garding his connection with the plan OF
campaign. The priest eluded the officers,
| however, and proceeded TO Dublin volun-